On 30th March, gas serving Quetta and upper Balochistan in western Pakistan, after the terrorists exploded an 18-inch diameter gas pipeline of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) near the western bypass in Harnai Akhtarabad area of the western bypass, the report informs via Express Tribune.

An early report by the Bomb Disposal Squad indicated clearly that the incident was a sabotage. The terrorists put bombs under the pipeline and blew them up, destroying a huge part of the pipeline.

A spokesperson of Sui Southern Gas Company confirmed the attack and said that technical teams were sent to the location. The crews were able to close the primary valve and put out the fire before more damage could occur. But the supply of the gas has been cut off completely.

Due to the explosion, gas supply was disrupted in some of the main locations in the city of Quetta and upper Balochistan, such as Airport Road, Nawan Kali, Jinnah Town, A One City, Hazarganji, Kuchlak, Pishin, Ziarat, Bostan, Yaro, Karbala, and Harmuzi.